New Journal issue Naujausias Žurnalo numeris

Dear colleagues,

I am delighted to introduce to you our latest issue of 2015 featuring original research reports, case studies, review articles and treatment recommendations on various topics of behavioral medicine and related disciplines.

Naujųjų metų proga, žurnalo Biologinė psichiatrija ir psichofarmakologija redakcija skuba su visais skaitytojais pasidalinti naujausiu žurnalo numeriu. Dėkojame, kad mus skaitote, kad mums rašote ir kad esate kartu. Kūrybingų, prasmingų ir džiugių Naujųjų Metų!

Prieiga prie naujo žurnalo numerio: Biologinė psichiatrija ir psichofarmakologija T. 17, Nr. 2, 2015 gruodis.

Norėtume padėkoti recenzentams prisidėjusiems prie sėkmingos žurnalo veikos 2015 metais.

Petraityte with colleagues studied an association of diabetes-related emotional distress with blood glycemic control in 300 young adults with type 1 diabetes and found that diabetes related emotional distress was highly common complication that was associated with inferior diabetes control, indicating the importance of evaluation and management of psychological aspects of the disease in patients with diabetes.

Vagonis with colleagues investigated perceptions of sexual harassment experience during residency training and their associations with demographic factors, mental distress symptoms and quality of life. Importantly, more than three-fourths of residents reported sexual harassment experience during residency training, which was associated with greater anxiety/depressive symptom severity and worse quality of life, suggesting that there is an urgent need to study and properly address sexual harassment in medical community.

Bikuliciene summarized benefits of Tai chi traditional Chinese exercise system for psychological well-being and physical health, and carried out review of randomized clinical trials investigating the effects of Tai Chi exercises.

Leleikiene with colleagues present clinical case illustrating challenges diagnosing and managing a patient presenting with gamma-hydroxybutyrate withdrawal.

In another case report, Meskauskaite with colleagues describe a patient who presented with the first episode of psychosis that manifested itself through the refusal to eat or drink.

We also present Lithuanian translation of the updated World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia with a special focus on depression, suicidality, substance use disorders, and pregnancy and lactation.

Finally, Jonusiene with colleagues present Lithuanian translation of the Female Sexual Function Index that is a self-rating scale considered a golden-standard for assessment of sexual dysfunction in women.

On behalf of Editorial board I would like to thank authors for their valuable contributions and reviewers whose timely and insightful comments were indispensable for successful publication of the Journal.

I wish to extend our wishes for happy 2016!

Sincerely,

Adomas Bunevicius, MD, PhD

Reviewers who contributed to the Journal in 2015

prof. Laima Bulotaite, Department of General Psychology at Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius university

dr. Adomas Bunevicius, Neuroscience Institute of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Julius Burkauskas, Behavioral Medicine Institute of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

prof. Arunas Germanavicius, Psychiatry Clinic at Medical Faculty, Vilnius University

prof. Antanas Gostautas, Department of Psychology at Faculty of Social Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University

assoc. prof. Neringa Grigutyte, Department of Clinical and Organizational Psychology at Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University

dr. Vaida Kalpokiene, Vilnius Center of Family Psychology; Psychology Institute at Faculty of Social technology, Mykolas Riomeris University

dr. Juozas Kupcinskas, Institute for Digestive Research of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

dr. Narseta Mickuviene, Behavioral Medicine Institute of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

dr. Julius Neverauskas, Behavioral Medicine Institute of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

dr. Aiste Pranckeviciene, Neuroscience Institute of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

prof. Leo Sher, James J. Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

dr. Vesta Steibliene, Psychiatry Clinic at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

assoc. prof. Emilis Subata, Vilnius Centre for Addictive Disorders; Psychiatry Clinic at Vilnius University

dr. Kristina Zardeckaite-Matulaitiene, Department of General Psychology at Faculty of Social Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University

We want to thank medical students of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Tamara Savliukevic and Aiste Lengvenyte, the members of Psychiatry section at Students' Research Association of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences for the translation of WFSBP guidelines.